official publication of the HoRATIO ALGER SOCIETY,a magazine devoted to the study of Horatio Alger, Jr.,his life, works, and influence on the culture of America.

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Fouttded 196 I by Forres, Campbell & Kenneth B. Butlet

Yolume XXIV Julv-Aupust 1 985 Numbers 1 & 2

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This is the latest acldition to my first d-ay cover collection---f have rrell over100 Horatio Alger first clay covers, as portrayed. in a reeent Newgfuy. This is hand.drawn and is one of eight made by Sandra tr{aimerl , Route Z, nof-EflStover, Missouri65078. The cost is $6.95. Note the illustration--itrs from an Atger book! !! (-lrry-one knov' which one)?????

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HORATIO ALGER SOCIETY

To further the philosophy of HoratioAlger, Jr., and to encourage the spiritof Strive and Succeed. that for half acentury guicled Alger's undaunteclheroes--lails whose struggles epitomizedthe Great American Dream and flamedhero ideals in countless millions ofyoung Americans.

OFFICERSEUGENE H. HAFNER

D. JAMES RTBERG

CARL T. HARTMANN

ALEX T'. SHANERPAI]L F. MILi,ERWILLIA]'I McC0RDEDD]E LeBLANCWILLIAM D. RUSSELLGLENN S. CORCORAN

BEATRICE FORTNER

I{ILL]AM L. LEITNERROBERT E. SA\IYERBOB BENNETTRALPH D. GARD}iIER

MAX GOLDBEBG

the MoclernInternational

Newsboy, the official organ of theHoratio Alger Society, is published. bi-monthly (six issues per year). Member-ship fee for any twelve month periocl 1s$15.OO, with single issues costing$3.00. P1ease make all remittancespayable to the Horatio Alger Society.Membership applications, renewals,changes of aclclress, and other corres-ponalence shoufcl be sent to the Society'sSecretary, Carl- T. Hartmannt 4907 I'11i-son DriYe, Lansing, Michigan 48910.

Newsboy is indexed inLanguage Association I s

CHANGES OF ADDRESS

PF-509 John F. BeirneP.0. Box 427Ponte Veora Beach, FI"A 32082***

NEW MEMBERS RE?ORTED

PF-745 Samue1 A. l4atz1604 Riveroaks Dr.Ed.inburg, Texas 78539

Samuel is a food scientist with about50 Algers in his collection. He isinterested in attending the next con-vention.

PF-T46 Billee DommelIy', Oreg's Book MartI{heatland Shopplng Center1831 Columbia Ave.Leola, Pennsylavania

PF-747 Patricia PfisterPark RoadIrvington, New York 10533

Patricia, an enthusiastic new memberof HAS, announces that she found. firsted,itions of Ragged Dick and Rough andReady at a church safe, and- she nowis interested" in se111ng them for thechurch. A book seller by occupation,she writes that she 'rbecame fascinateclby Atger, the man, his work and- writing,and the printing history of the booksand the social impact upon Americanboys. rt

"E-748 ?aul F. Dastugue

. 421 Central Ave.Jefferson, LA 7O121

Paul heard" of us through an artide ina newspaper. A realtorfcontracLor,he also collects antiques and otherbooks besid"es AIgers.

PP-749 Richard C. l{ertz3009 Pinehill- ?laceFlushing, Mich. 48433

Richard is a bookseller, who hearcl ofus through other Lansing member CarlHartmann.

PRESIDENTYTCE-PRESIDENT

SECRETARYTREASI]RER

D]RECTORDIBECTORDIRECTORDIRECTORDIRECTORDlRECTORDIRECTORDIRECTOR

DIRECTOR EMERITUSDIRECTOR EMERITUSDTRECTOR EMERITUS

Bibliography.

The Society recognizes Bob BennettrsHoratio Alger, Jr.: A ComprehensiveBibliography, as the most current,d.efinitive authority on Alger's works.

Newsbolr acl rates: 1 page, $)2.00 I onehalf page, $17.OO; one-fourth PaEet$O.oo; per column (1" * 3-3f4"), $z.oo.Send ads, with check Payable to theHoratio Atger Society, to Bob Savyer,204 MiIl Street, Gahanna, 0HI0 43230.

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PF-750 Davicl Oppenheimer2608 NE 37th Drivetr't. Laud.erclale, FLA 33308

expend-ed in d.ocumenting this volume.A1so, in the several sections of thefootnotes will b e found, analyses ofthe rliffering versions of each segmentof Alger's life as told by his separatebiographers.

Quotations from Alger's prose andpoetry are skillfully interwoven in thenarratj-ve. Each shor+s how Alger used.events from his olrn life in the tellingof his stories.

Every knov'n photograph of Horatiohas been includ.ed, appearing at theplaces in the vol-ume where they showhim at the times in the biography vherethey belong chronologically, not juststuck together in a photographic section.

The errors in this book, in comparisonwith those in the previ<ius biographiesof Alger, amount to the clifference be-tween a slight summer rain and thed,renching d.eluge of Niagra FaIls.

A photograph claiming to be the Algerhome in Marlborough, Massachusetts, isactually one of the Unitarian parsonagein South Natick. This same picture alsoappeared vith the same mistaken id.enti-f i cati on in Ed.win Hoyt t s Horatio I s Boyq .The source of the \{rong caption is theMarlborough Public Library.

Al amusing error occasioned by a wrongdate being missed in the proofread.inghas lloratio Alger, Sr. hosting Iecturesby Samuel Johnson, a liberal ministerfrom L;rnn, Massachusetts, and Ba1phWalclo Emerson, in 1885. By this time thetwo }ecturers had each been dead forthree years, while their host had beenin his grave for four! The correct dateshould have been thirty years earlier.[Uaitor's note: The correct date--1855--was in the original manuscript, ancl-the typographical error in the p?geproofs was missecl by the authorsl.

Ziont s Co-operative Merchantile Insti-tution, an enterprise owned by the Mor-mon Church in Salt Lake City, and. popu-larly knorrn as Z.C.M.I., is ca1 led. theZion Cooperative Store, while the

GiI Westgard" told Dnvid of HAS.student, Daviil or^ms 15 Algers andalso interestecl in computers andamateur (ham) rad.io. He is tenyears oId..

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PF-751 Kenneth W. Hoesch28 E. Main PlaceZeelancl, MI 49464

Kenneth, an attorney, is interestedin rrAlgerrs references to attorneys,criminals, prisons, and law in gener-al in hi s r.rorks . It

PT-752 Patrick I{alsh117 W. 30Hutchinson, KS 67502

Patrick is a retired engineer whohas 64 Algers in his collection. Heis also interested in antiques,military memorabilia, history, andbibliography. "***

TI{E L0ST tr!'E OF HOH,ATIo ALGER, JR.Revier+ed. by Gil-bert K. Westgard II

[Uaitorrs note: This book is byGary Scharnhorst vith Jack BaIes. Itis published, by fnd.iana UniversityPress, lOth anil Morton Streets,Bloomington, fndiana 47405. Costis $17.95. Add $1.50 for 4th classpostage t at $Z.lO for UPS postage.]

Having read- all of the previous at-tempts to d.elineate the events of A1-gerrs life, it was a real pleasure toperuse a volume fully found.ed. on fact.There are no apparent attempts to mis-lead the read.er, nor are the events ofAlgerts ministry covered up. This is ar+ell-balanced presentation of nearlyeverything there is to know of Alger?s1ife.

The meticulously detailecl footnotes--697 of them!--and many with more thanjust a single source--are each a tributeto the care and attention that has been

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I{orltt's Columbian Exposition of 1893 isreferred to as the Columbian Exhibition.

As a matter of style there is an over-abuntlance of foreign worcls ancL phrasesthat are objectionable, especially intelling the life of an American author.Just why the stylistic affectation ofcalling lloratio A1ger, Sr. 'rAlger .&.r"ancl his son, the subject of this book,t'A1ger .!!!g,rr was thought to be o€c€s-sary is a question with an answer thateludes this reviewer. Other foreignwortls and phrases vould be lessobjectionable if they were follovetl bybracketed. transtations, but we areleft to puzzle out the likes of : clolcefar niente, g @, Ig141!!g!1p,ifand.erhalb.iahr, 0 res angusta-cloni,A;m; r"""" mirabrilis, @[,fi" d" g1}g!g, haut mond-e, ancl De

rnortuls nil nisi bonum, vithout thebenefit of translation.

ff a person is going to have but a

single book about Atger, this is thebook to buy. Having searchecl previouslyin vain for an accurate biography ofAlger, this reacler can at last exclaim,"Eureka!" (I have founcl it!)

***TI{E MARRIAGE OF ALGER ' S NIECE

In a letter clated JulY 7, 1895(r,rritten in Natick, Massachusetts),Horatio Alger, Jr. writes to hisfriend Irving Blake the following:t'You may be interested- in the incloserlaccount of my niecers marriage. She hasmarriecl the sub-master of the Chapman

SchooI in East Boston.rr

The wed,cling anrlouncemnt was preservedalong trith Algerts letter, and bothare in the collection of Algertscorresponclence in the HuntingtonLibrary. The announcement readsas follows:

ANDREWS.-ALGEB

A very interesting r"ecltling tookplace in the Eliot Unitarian Cchurchat South Natick, on Monday afternoon,JuIy 1, when Miss Anna Locke Alger ofSomerville antl Mr. Harry Nevell Andrews

of East Boston were united in marriage.At about two orclock the guests beganto arrive, and- at three the church was

well filIed.. At half-past three thebridal party walketl up the aisle to thestrains of the wecld.ing march from Lohen-grin. The birde was gi'ren away by heruncle, Horatio Alger, Jr. The ceremonywas performed- by Bev. Joseph P. Sheafeof Harvartl, Mass., assisted bY Rev.Leverett R. Danlels Lsic?1, pastor ofthe Unitarian church. The briile lookedcharming in white silk crePe cut entraine with the customary bridal veilcaught up with orange blossoms. Shewore a necklace of rare pearls, anheirloom vhich originally came from Rome.

In her hancl she carried a bouquet oflillies of the valleY. The maicl ofhonor was Miss Ellen Preble Longfellow,granclniece of the poet. The britles-maids r'rere Miss Grace Horrartl Litchfieldof New York and. Miss Louise Acl-ele Long-fellow of Boston. The best man was Mr.J. Q. Littlefie1cl of Quincy. f. . . . .Et". ,etc. , etc. , etc .]

x*)cHORATIO ALGER I S E)(U'{PTION

FROM CTVIL WAR SEBVICE

by Jack Ba1es and Gary Scharnhorst

I'Among the persons clraftqd- inBoston ancl its vicinitY Iis]

. Horatio Alger, Jr., thewell-known poet.tt

--trThe Draft in BostonrrrNew York ?ost, JulY 11,1863, p. 2.

The facts concerning A1ger's enlist-ment in the Union ArmY have eludedA1ger scholars for years, and- previousA1ger biographers have d.iffered- as tothe true circumstances. As pointecl outin The Lost Life of Horatio !!gga, Jr.,(prg" 55), Alger chose not to enlist,but was one of the men whose name uasclrawn in the draft on JuIy 10, 1863 forservice in General George Meatlers Armyof the Potomac. On JuLy 29, he reportedfor a preind.uction physical examination'

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Massachusetts was obtained. by us fromthe National Archives in Washington,D. C., and. excerpts from these recordsare reprocluced. on page 5. As he d-id. somany times in later life, Alger liedabout his age, claiming that he was but29 years old. instead of 31 (hence theincorrect tt1834n birthdate that fre-quently appears in many referencer,rorks). He listed his occupation asI'clergSrmanrrt and. the official record.s ofthe clay noted- that his eyes were blue,his hair light, and his complexion fair.But he was too nearsightecl to pass theeye test (t'extreme myopiarr the reportstated), and aL 5' 2r' he vas too shortto meet the minimum height requirement(the report noted rtsmall staturetr).Thus, the I'well-knom poetrr HoratioA1ger, Jr. was exemptecl from service inthe Unitetl States Army.

*r(*A GREAT I.{RITER DESCRIBES A TRAIN BOY

From Across the Plainsby Robert Louis Stevenson

[naitorrs note: This passage isfrom the collection of Gilbert K. West-gard II, and is dated 1879].

A great personage on an American trainis the newsboy. He setls books (suchbooks ! ) , papers, fruit, lollipops, andcigars; and. on emigrant journeys, soap,towels, tin washing d.ishes, tin coffeepitchers, coffee, t,ea,, sugar, and tinned-eatables, mostly hash or beans anclbacon.

A great d.eal of your comfort clepend.son the character of the newsboy. He hasit in his pover ind.efinitely to betterancl brighten the emigrantrs Iot. Thenewsboy riith rrhom we started from theTransfer vas a d.ark, bullying, con-temptuous, insolent scounclrel, whotreatecl us lihe d.ogs. Ind.eed., in hiscase, matters came nearly to a fight.It happened. thus: he was going hisround,s through the cars with some com-moclities for sale, ancl coming to a partyr+ho were at Seyln-up. or @!gg (our tr,rogames), ,rporra-ffiuor"al@ down acigar-box in the middle of the cards,knocking one manrs hand. to the floor.

It was the last strarnr. fn a moment thewhole party were upon their feet, thecigars r,rere upset, and he was ordereclto I'get out of that d.irectly, or he wouldwould. get more than he reckoned. for.tlThe fellow grumbled. ancl muttered, butend.ed. by making off, and was less openlyi.nsulting in the future. 0n the otherhantl, the lad. who rode with us in thiscapacity from 0gclen to Sacramento mad.e

himself the friend of all, and- helpecl uswith information, attention, assistance,and- a kincl cor.rltenance. He told usr+here and. when ve should have our meals,ancl how long the train r+ould- stop; keptseats at table for those who rrere cle-layed., and rratched. that r.re should.neither be left behind nor yet u-n-necessarily hurried. You, who live athome at ease, can hardly realise thegreatness of this service, even had itstood" alone. lfhen I think of that ladcoming and going, train afler l,rain,vith his bright face ancl civil rrorcls, Isee how easily a goorl man may become thebenefactor of his kind.. Perhaps he isd.iscontented- w-ith himself , perhapstroubled vith ambitionsi whyr if he butknew it, he is a hero of the olcl Greekstamp; ancl while he thinks he is onlyearning a profit of a fev cents, andthat perhaps exorbitant, he is d.oing amanrs work, and bettering the world..

I must tell here an experience ofmine with another newsboy. I tell itbecause it gives so goorl an example ofthat uncivil kindness of the American,vhich is perhaps their most bewilderingcharacter to one newly land.ecL. It vasimmediately after I hact left theemi"grant trainl ancl I am to1d, I looked.like a man at dea'i;hrs door, so much haclthis long journey shaken me. I sat atthe end of a car, and the catch beingbroken, and myself feverish anrl sick, Ihacl to hold the d,oor open with my footfor the sake of air. In this attituclemy Ieg rlebarrecl the nernsboy from hisbo,x of merchanclise. f made haste to lethim pass when I observed. that he wascomingl but I was busy vith a book, andso once or twice he came upon me una-wares. On these occasions he most rude-Iy struck my foot asidel and though Imyself apologisecl, as if to show him

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the way, he answered- me never a word. Ichafed. furiously, and. I fear the nexttime it would have come to vorcls. Butsud.d.ently I felt a touch upon my shoul-cler, and a large juicy pear was put in-to my hand. ft was the newsboy, whohad observed. that I was looking ill anclso made me this present out of a tenclerheart. For the rest of the journey Iwas petted like a sick chitcl; he lentme newspapers, thus clepriving himselfof his legitimate profit on their sale,antl came repeated.]y to sit by me andcheer me up.

*)e)eRECENT DEATHS

HORATIO ALGER DEADFavorite .Writer of Stories for Boys

[naito"rs note: The following obitu-ary is from the July 18, 1899 issue ofthl Bopton EveninE Transcript, page 7].

Mr. Horatio Alger, the famous vriterof boysr stories, d.ied. at the resi-clence of his sister, Mrs. Amos P.Cheney, in Natick, this morning. Hehail been ill about a year.

He was born in Revere Jan. 13, 1834[sic]. He was gracluated. at Harvard in1852 and spent three years in journalismand teaching, and another three yearsat Cambridge Theological School, payinghis vay by contributions to the press.The greater part of the following year(tA6t) was d,evoted to European travel,when he returnecl to Ca.rnbridge and" ultilDecember, L864, was a private tutor.0n Dec. 8 of that year he received.ord"ination as pastor over the UnitarianChurch in Brevster. In 1866 he went toNev Tork to resid.e, where he becameinterested in the cond.ition of thestreet boys, this experience givingform to many of his later writings.

He had contributed. largely to periocii-cal literature and. published. in bookform fiBerthars Christmas Yisionrr (nos-ton, 1855), I'Nothing to Do; a Tilt atOur Best Societyrrt a poem (Boston,1857)1 I'Frankts Campaign; or, lt7hat aBoy Can Dorr (Boston, 1864) I severalbooks for the young, about forty

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volumes, inclurling lives of Webster,Lincoln and. Garfield.; trPau} PrestontsChartes Isic] (1865); 'rHe]en Ford.,,, anovel (1866)1 a volume of poems.rrBagged. Dickr rr rtluck ancl ?luckrt and-rrTattered, Tomtr are the most popularof his series for boys.

***IVIARY ERYING: OR TI{E COUNTBY COUSIN

by Carl Cantab

[Uaito"ts note: The following shortstory--written by Horatio Alger, Jr.under the pseu<Lon;rm CarI Cantab--isfrom the collection of Gary Scharn-horst, and it originally appearecl inthe JuIy 16, 1853 issue of the BostonTrue Flag, pages 2-4. As Gary notetlin the March-April 1983 Newsbotr (prg"20) z rrPerhaps the last targe cactreof Alger stories to be d,iscoveredoriginally appeared during a periocl ofseven years in the micl-1850s in theBoston True FlaE. . Altogether,Alger's vork appeared in the paper noless than ninety times uncler three clif-ferent names; incred,ibly, only four ofhis stories there have been hithertoid.entified", ancl only 12 more of hisrrorks there are known from other print-ings.r' Thus, the stories that Garycliscoveretl are a boon to A]ger coIIec-tors and. read-ersl most of them havenever been reprinteti, and. True FtaA isnot exactly the type of period.icalthat you'll find. in your everyd.ay ti-brary (Gary tlid. his research at theAmerican Antiquarian Society in Wor-cester, Massachusetts) .

In essence, probably the only wayyourll ever be able to read these sto-ries is through the pages of Nerrsboy,ancl f thank Gary for making themavailable to HAS. members].

fiuprnn-r.Mr. Morrison, a rrealthy Nerr-York

merchant,, had worketl his r,ray grad.uallyfrom a youth of poverty to a manhood.of wealth and distinction. He hactengaged in the pursuit of riches, notas too many clo, as an end t,o be at-tainecl, but as a means of procuringhappiness for himself and. others vhom

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fortune had placed" in less favorablecircumstances.

His vife and only claughter Grace,though gifted vith good. natural feelings,had. been trained in the school of fash-ion till the friction of society haclw'orn away a portion of their nativekindliness of heart, and frosted itover with the outward. covering ofworld.Iy propriety.

Grace was not inaptly namec[. Cer-tainly, as she moved with an air of,:onscious beauty through her father'scrowd.ecl rooms on the occasion of someparty or reception, no one wou1d. ven-ture to dispute her beauty, set off asit was by a style of clress whose fault-Iess elegance bore convincing testi-money to the taste of the wearer.

Grace was a favorite with the gentle-men, as ind.eerl might safely be inferredfrom the union of natural and socialadvantages by nhich she was surround.etl .I clo not jud.ge it necessary to dwellfarther upon her character at present.General clescriptions of character arevery unsatisfactory, and. quite inferiorin interest and accuracy, to thoseinciclental glimpses r,rhich are given insketches of life as affecterl by ord.in-ary or unusual circumstances.

Such be our practice.?rFrom a letter which f receivett this

morningr?r said. Mr. Morrison at the clin-ner-table, rrf find we are likely to havea visitor soon. tt

rrA visitorrtr said Mrs. Morrisonl rrI

hope it isnrt that tiresome old" lacly,Mrs. Quilp, vho fancies that she givesso much pleasure when she makes one ofher interminable visits."

rrf can at least relieve you from thatanxietyrtr was the repty. t'It is fromone, who, I imagine, will prove quite ad.ifferent person from Mrs. Quilp.rl

ItPray have compassion on our curi-osity, paparfl interrupted Grace. I'You

know laclies from time immemorialhave had. the reputation of this pro-pensity, and I for one am d.isposecl toexercise it.rt

ItNo fear of that, Grace. You remember,my sister Mary married. a farmer in theIittle village of Fultonville. I mether husband. in the city a few weeks

since, and invitecl him to send. hrstlaughter to pay us a visit. My letterof this morning announces that she willbe with us to-morro\^r. tt

It}lhat is her name?rr asked" Grace.rrMary Erving. She is of your age,

Grace, or very nearly. I am glail she iscoming, for it is certainly very properthat two relations so nearly connected-should. become acquainted.. It

rrfs she so accomplished, father?rtpersisted. Grace. rrDo pray tell me allabout her.rr

'rSo I would if it vere in my porrer,but unluckily I have never seen her.You know my brother-in-law removecl tothe West immecliately after.marriage, andhas but lately returnecl. As for Mary,you will uncloubtecLly find her sensibleand. plea,sing. More than that I cannotpromise. She has been so situated that II think it cloubtful rrhether she pos-sesses the accomplishments rrhich you cityyoung lad.ies d.eem so inclispensable. Ihope you will be pleased rrith each otheron acquaintance. tt

Mr. Morrison lras obligecl to hasten toan appointment which he had made in themorning, and thus the d.inner-table clis-cussion was brought to an abrupt close.

CHAPTER II.An hour or two afterwarcls, Mrs. Morri-

son and Grace were seat,ed in a smallroom tastefully furnished.. The elderlad"y was reacling rtVillettertr then justout, with great interest. Grace rrascarelessly sporting with a bouquet whichhad been left for her by one of heraclmirers.

fifsnrt it provoking, motherrrr sheexclaimecl , afler a while, ?rthat, thiscountry cousin should. turn up now, ofall times. Next week, yor.r krrow, we areto have a large party, and of course shewill have to be present. f have nocloubt she is a gawky country maiclen, whonever saw a brick-house or a pavetlstreet, and" lrould. be struck d.umb at thesight of a piano.rr

rrVery likelyr?r saicl her mother. rrltwas a very ilI-ad.vised step on the partof your father to invited" er. Heavenpreserve me from country cousins!rl

i'And thenrtt continued. Grace,

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rrl suppose she rrill bring a trunkful ofdowdyish d.resses of bright-colorecl cali-co, made up in an antiquatecl style bythe village dress-maker. AncI I supposesherlI select the brightest ancl mostglaring of all for the PartY. I wishthe visit were vell over. Just imagineMr. Fiz Eustace (you know his eleganttaste, mamma) inquiring after thistfresh importation from Dclw'n East.r Andf suppose I shall have to aclmit therelationship. "I'It might be possible, perhaPs, topass her off as your sisterts govern-ess.tt

ItQuite impossitlle, malnma. You knovfather has strange, out-of-the-way,quite unpard-onable notions on suchpoints, and he woul-d. be seriously angryif it should. come to his knovledge.Besides, f d-onrt think it woulcl clo anygoocl. f suppose she will be constantlycalling me tCousin Grace.trr

"Perhaps it will not be so bad as youthink, Grace. We can manage to keep herin some out-of-the-way corner, and, asshe will not be acquainted- with any onepresent, be sure she will not obtrutleherself on the att,ention of thecompany.rr

"But, mamma, I shall have to intro-duce her to some one, to keep her inconversation. Heaven forbicl that sheshoultl have anything to say about rourcor"s, I or the pleasure of making butterand" cheese, which I suppose have thusfar been her chief emplo;nnent.rr

"We need.n't jurlge too hastily. Per-haps, after all, we can make her pre-sentable, and- if she has no clress suit-able to appear in, you can give her oneof yours, if she is of your size.rl

"A good. id.ea,, marnma, but perhaps shewi}l prefer to keep her bright-coloretlcalico. tr

I'At al} events we will wait patientlyand seerrr and. Mrs. Morrison again tookup Yillette, which she had. been readingat the commencement of the conversa-tion.

Grace left the room to attire herselffor a walk, and thus the afternoon spedaway. It

CHAPfEB III.The read.er may have some curiosity to

know whether Mary Erving was as genuinea piece of rusticity as her city rela-tions imagined..

They may be surprised to learn thatthe reverse was the truth. She was af armer I s d.aughter, it i s true , and asher cousin Grace surmiseil, was not aI-together ignorant of the process ofmaking butter ancl cheese. But this wasby no means the chief of her accomplish-ments. It had been her good. fortuneto live in a village containing a goodacad,emy, presid.erl over by a gentlemanof liberal culture and high attain-ments. The thirst for knor+led.ge, r+hichhappily is quite ind.epenclent of socialposition, stimulated Mary to make thebest use of her acl"vantages. At seven-teen, therefore, she was not only wellversed. in English studies, but could.converse in French lrith tolerableease, and- was especially proficient inmusic and" clrawing.

Such is a slight outline, which theread.er will fill up as ve proceecl.

ft was'Iate in the afternoon of theclay following the above conversation,rrhen a stage d,rove up to the door ofMr. Morrisorlrs. Mary alighted. and.was ushered. by the servant into theroom which had been provicled. for her.She was told. that her aunt and cousi-n,who had gone out a short time before,would. soon return.

Mary was naturally a little impatientto see the relations of whom as yet, sheknew nothing of. Her d.oor was slightlyajar, and. she soon heard. them ascend"ingthe siairs. They were speaking of her,ancl evidently had not been apprised. ofher arrival.

rrl wonderrrt she heard. Grace say, Itwhen

our rustic friend lrill arrive. I amvery curious to know whether ourpresentiments will be verif,ied,. I canimagine her d.ressecl in a bright gingham,making a courtesy to you, mother, ancl anorl of recognition to your humble ser-vant. I should.nrt be surprised. if sheinformed. me conficlent,ial ly how many cowsher father keeps, and how many pouncLs ofbutter ant[ cheese they make on anaverage through the summer.rr

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'rWhy, Grace, how you run on. Youmustnrt try to make her appear any morericliculous than you can help. Don't, Ibeg of you, introd.uce the subject ofcot{'s. It

I'f beg your pardon, mamma, but Iclonrt see any harm in drawing her out.It nrill be so amusing. I mean to goshopping with her tomorrolrr just to seehow she lrill stare in at the wind,ows.She r'rill be overcome with astonishmentat the sight of our large and fashion-able stores. What a contrast to the1ittle variety-stores in her nativevillage, where they sell ever;rbhing,from a pound of cand.les to a silkd.ress.tr

Mary, without intend.ing it, wasforcecl to listen to all of the conver-sation recorclecl above. It was with nolittle astonishment and amusement thatshe listened. to her cousinrs animatetldescription.

rf ls it possiblerrr thought she, ilthatmy aunt and. cousin expect to see sucha countrified. creature as they d.escribe?After all, it is a great, pity to clepriveGrace of the amusement she expects toderive from my rusticity. I rras alwaysconsiclerecl pretty goocl at imitation,and I have a good mind" for a littlevhile to play the part of a countryclamsel. Itrs a pity, though, that Iainrt got a bright gingham clress. Isha1l have to leave out that part ofit. rr

Und,er a quite exterior, Mary veiled. astrong love of mischief, and it was thisthat prompterl her to the decision shehad come to. Minglecl rsith it was aslight feeling of mortification, ancl adesire to pay back her cousin herorrn coin.

She d.escend.ed. to the cLraving-roomwhere her aunt and cousin soon joinedher.

ril did not know you hacl arrived,Maryrtt saicl Mrs. Morrison, coming for-ward.. rrl have just returned. from avisit. Your family are well, I hope?rr

"Ifellr yes, theyrre pretty smart,,thank Xourrt saicl Mary, in a broad tone.,Werre aII pretty vigorous, I guess.r'

Grace smothered. a laugh.rrf am happyrtt saicl she in turn, Itto

make the acquaintance of my cousin. Wesha1l, I feel sure, be quite intimatein a short time.tl

ilI dare s&X, " said Mary, courtesyingawkr.rard ly.

'rl{ere you ever in the city beforernasked her aunt.

rfNever since f was tittle. I{hat aqueer place it is, to be sure. llhy, Ihavenrt seen a barn since f lras here,and f rve rid.d.en round considerablethrough the streets. Ir/here in the wor1dcio you keep your cows?rr

rtOh, ve donrt keep any.rr'?Donrt keep cor+s ! veII, that t s

strange. Why, fatherts got eleven,ancl you canrt think r+hat a 1ot of but-ter and cheese we make in the summer.I should say ve macle as much as fivehundred. pound.s of butter last summer. fsuppose you have to buy aIl yours. Itmust be rlread.ful expensive.rr

Mrs. Morrison found it convenient toleave the room. She rras quite over-whelmecl vith her niecers fullness ofinformation on country topics.

Grace 'was resolved to have a littlemore amusement at the expense of herunsophi sticated. cousin.

rrYou must take a great d.ea} ofpleasurertr she remarkecl, tfin contem-plating the beauties of externalnaturel in wandering through the fields,and. listening to the songs of bird.s.'rrrlfe]I1 I dor'r w.as the replyl r,I useclto d.rive the cows to pasture everymorning, and therers about as nicepotato field.s on both sides of the laneas you ever saw. ?t

rrDid you ever go to the opera?rt con-tinued Grace.

r?I dontt know what you mean, unlessitrs the caravan--f went to see that.There were ever so many elephants, andostriches, and lions, and. bears. Didyou ever go?rr

"Not lately. It must have been agrand, spectacle to see the Monarch ofthe Forest, taken from his native d.o-main, and subjected. to the wiII of men. rtrRea1ly!tt exclaimed. Mary, 'rI should-think it rr,ould.. But they tiidn't haveany Monarchs of the Forest in the cara-van that f went to. r'

rrAre you fond of music?rt asked. Grace.

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rrYery much. You ought to hear Oba-d.iah Smith--he lives in our village--play on the flute. He does it well, Ican tell you. But he ought to, seeingthat hers taught singing-school threewinters. I d.onrt know but he's taughtin New-York.rr

'rf think . notrrr said Grace. rrBut,if you are fond- of music, perhaps youwould. like to hear me play a l-ittle onthe piano.rl

rrWhatl Is that a piano! I{hat a queerlookiing thing it is, to be sure. I{eII,I always thought f shoulcl like to hearsomebody play on the piano, but I neverexpected. to. fsnrt it very hard tolearn? tr

trlt requires considerable timerrt saidGracer &s: vith the intent of d.a,zzlingher auditor, she plunged at once intoa stormy march, which seemed intencledto introduce all the noise that could. beimagined to proceed from a battle-fi eId.

Her efforts were appreciated.trl{el1, f d.eclare, rr said Mary, rrif

that doesnrt beat Obadiah Smith'rsplaying all to nothing, IrIl give up.But it must be d"readful hard. to keepyour fingers going so fast, and topound so hard on the piano. It seems tofler it must be about as hard- as washing.I think yourcl do first rate, cousinGrace, to come out into the countryand give concerts.rt

?rI am afraid, Maryrtt said- Grace,resisting vith difficulty her propen-sity to laugh, rrthat you rate mytalents too high.r'

?rl{hat do you have to give for apiano?'r asked Mary.

"This instrument cost five hundred.clollars, f belleve.rt

'rYou donrt say so. Five hundred"doll-ars ! Why, you can build a good.sized house for that in the country.Could.nrt you get it any cheaper?rr

I'f,ess powerful instruments cost Iess,but that is not high for one of thisquality.rr

rr$eI1, I shouldsiderable poverfulmakes.rr

rrf suppose yourget tearrt she said

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think it was con-, by the noise j,t

motherts gone out to, a moment afterlrard-s.

I'I had. just as lieves go out and helpher. Mother told. me to make myselfuseful . rr

ItThank Xourtt said. Grace, Itbut rre leaveall that to the servants.rt

rrHov many helps do you keep?rrItThree; a cook, housemaicl , and chamber-

maid.. r?

rrKeep three helps !rr exclaimed. Mary,in assumed" amazement. rrl{hy, I neverheard of such a thin!. Hov many haveyou in the family?'r

ttThree; my father and" mother, andmyself .tt

r'I{ell , LhaL beats aII f ever heard-.I{e clontt keep but one, and- lre haveeight at home. I d.on't see hov youever fincl enough for them to do.rr

rrI believe, rr said. Grace, smiling,r?they d.onrt complain of any vant ofwork.rr

The beIl for tea rang, and the con-versaiion ended.. During the evening,Mary sustained. admirably the part whichshe had taken. Her uncle, to tell thetruth, .was a }ittle dismayed at theignorance of conventional rules iuhichour heroine d-isplayeo. He was d,isap-pointed., in fact, but was far too po-lite to shorr it. Gracets clesire toshow off her cousin's ignorance aid.edher materially in preserving the showof it which she had assumed. GraceneYer for a moment cloubted itsgenuineness.

ItMammarrr said. Grace, to Mrs. Morrison,when they vere once more alone, givingway to the mirth which she harl so longrestra,inecl , "rlid. you ever in your lifesee such a ricliculous creature asMary is? So perfectly ulsophisticated.!I shall die of laughter if she staysmuch longer. She mistook the opera fora carar;ar:, never heard, of such a thingas keeping three rhelpsrr and never sawa piano before to-d.ay. I shoukl thinkshe hacl been living in the r+ood.s allher lif e. rr

t'And" yetr'r said Mrs. Morrison, rrvithall her blund"ers, she is quite pretty,and clresses rnrith some d egree of taste. ,

"That is true. I r,rill give her creciitfor that. But, marnma, what sort of afigure will she make at our party, nextweek? Itrs impossible to conceal the

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relationship, and so Iof it, and hint to anyintroduce to her that

rIl make the bestone that I may

she is a countrycousin. rt

CIIA"TER ]V.It wiII harclly be necessary after the

glimpse we have given into Mary's modeof sustaining the charact,er of a rtcoul-try cousinrtt to d.etail the intentionalblund.ers, often of a most lutlicrouskinrl, which she was guitty of during thenext few days.

Enough that she furnisheil a source ofinexhaust,ible merriment to Grace. Asyet Mary had not ileeidetl how long shewoulcl sustain the character in question.I{hen, however, a day or two afterwards,Grace informed her of the approachingparty, she resolved that this woulcl af-ford. the best occasion for showing herselfin her true colors.

-A.s Mary had not yet displayed herselfin a I'bright ginghamrrt Gracers uneasinesslest she should array herself in one forthe party, wore away. She threreforegave up her first intention of persuad.-i-ng her to wear one of her own dresseson the occasion.

The eventfuL evening arrived.. Gracemacle her appearance splendirlly d.ressed,with a circlet of cliamoncls spanning herreally commancli-ng brow, and sparkllngthrough the folds of her raven tresses.

Mary Erving was d.ressed- simply inwhite, with a single rose-bucl in herhair.

rrShe really looks very pretty!" thoughtGracel I'what a pity she is so hopelesslycountrifiecl.rr

rrMr. Fitz Eustancerrt said Grace,beckoning to him, and speaking in a lowtone; rrI must introcluce you to a cousinof mine, a rustic d-amsel who has nevervisitecl the city before. She is freshfrom the wood.s, and you will conceivethe depth of her ignorance, vhen ItelI you that she never saw a pianotill within a few d.ays. You will beexcessively amusecl with her. Can you tlome the favor to keep her in conversa-tion? There she is, beneath thechinclelier. rr

'rlrlhat, that beautiful creature! Youare surely mistaken, Miss Morrison. Im-possible that so fair an exterior shoul<I

belong to a country rustic.rtrrAnd- yet it is all true. She is

d.ressed" more tastefully than f gave hercredlt for. Arcaclian simplicity, is itnot? But here we are.tt

rrMr. Fitz Eustace clesires the honorof an introduction, Cousin l'4uryrrr r;aid"Grace aloud-, and immed,iately retired toanother part of the room.

Mary Erving bowecl gracefully, andwithout the least show of embarrass-ment, to Fitz Eustace.

ItHave you been long ln the city?rr heinquirecl, by way of opening the conver-sation.

rrBut a few d,aysrtr said- Mary.rrAre you attached to a country life?rr

asked the gentleman, d.esiring toclraw her out.

ttExceedingly,tt was the rep1y. ?tI

never cou1d. content myself within thecity limits. City life appears tooartificial, too much hedged roundwith conventionalitles, to satisfy me.I believe with the poet, that rGocl

macle the country, and man made thet,own. t It

trYou are enthuslasticr'r saicl FitzEust,ace, with scarcely concealed. sur-prise to hear poetry quoterl by a rusticmaiclenl rtbut you must ad.mit that thecity has attractions which you will seekfor vainly in the country. The opera,f or example.rl

tr0f this loss, f confessr?t said. Mary,I'f am unable to judge. It has not beenmy fortune to hear any of the greatforeign singers lrho have visitecl thiscor::rtry. Perhaps you will laugh at mycountry taste, when f tell you that Ihave often risen at an early hour, andwanilered. into the rroods to hear thesinging of bird.s, and I think I havenever enjoyed any human concert better.rr

Mr. tr'itz Eustace vas puzzled. As yethe hacl been unable to detect any of therusticity which he had been lecl toexpect. He triecl a d.ifferent tack.

"Are you fond of poetry, Miss Erving?'rhe inquirecl .

rr0f some kind-s, yes.rtfrVill you favor me so far as to tel I

me your preference?rrI'Most certainly. You wi11, perhaps,

think me singular in my tastes. I viII

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The picture at leftis from itThe UnitarianChurch in New Yorkrrr[Munsey's s3gg!g, No-vember 1892, vol. YIII,No. 2, p. 1331, and. was

sent in by Gil Ifestgard'.GiI notes that rrthe

Church of the Messiah,the temple of theSecond. CongregationalUnitarian SocietY, hasstood at Park Avenueand East ThirtY-FourthStreet, on the crest ofMurray HilI since 1867.It is a well Propor-tioned brownstonebuild.ing in the gothicstyle, with a large ancl

attractive interior.The parish was formecl in

1g25.'? GiI also writes that 1{illiam B. Alger was the minister of the Church of the

f'1"".i3,f, (=eu Ue* York @, Decembet 22, 1874, page 5, column 3 for his receptionas the r"* pu."totJlu,.rt-u.-Gary Scharnhorst notes on page 37 of hi* E9@ Alger' Jr'published uy twayne company of Boston, "Horatio Alcer, Jr. was among thefirst new member"s "rrrolI"d

in the church after his cousin's appointment, and untilWilliam left New York in 1878,the tvo men frequently fraternized'r' Gil pointed"

out a sentence in the article vhich saicl that this church was ?tthe successor of a

large granite eclifice that hacl stood on Broad-rsay, near I{ashington P}ace, for*rroit", quarter of a century, ." and beneath a picture of this church he asks

the question, rDid Horatio Alger, Jr. possibty attend here r,rhen he first came toNew York?!t

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own, then, that f d.o not like BYron,though I am tolcl that he is a greatfavorite with the young laclies gener-aIly. He is a great Poet, beautifulat times, but I cannot find. in him thegeniat nature, the fresh outpouring ofthe heart, which is so observable inWorrlsworth, for example. The quietbeauty of Tennyson makes him a favoriteo f mine. f consicl-er 'Oenone

I one ofthe most graceful litt1e poems in theEnglish language. But you must excuseme rrr said- Mary Erving, smiling; rrf

d-id. not intend. to give you a lecture.tlMr. Fitz Eustace became every moment

more and more embarrassed-. He found-that Mary was carrying him out of hisd"epth and that his purpose of quizzingher was essentiallY a failure.

Excusing himself for a moment, hesought Grace. "Ditl you not teIl merrr

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he inquired, rrthat your cousin was a

complete rustic?"I'Certain1y. Iftiat have you been con-

versing about so long? T warrant, me,

she has given you a detailed account ofbutter-making.rr

rrOn the contrary, she has beenspeaking of English poetry with a d-is-crimination ancl apparent knowlecLge forwhich I was quite unprepared. I con-fess I have been unable to detect anyof the rusticity which you attributed.to her. rr

?rYou astonish me, Mr. Fitz Eustace.I do not ulderstand. it at all. But come

rrith me, and I will d.rav her out. Itolcl you that she never saw a piano tiIIa few d.ays since. Now, if you will in-vite her to play, I will second. Yourend-eavors. tr

rrAgreetl ,rr said, Fitz Eustace.\,

14 NE1.{SBOYI'I am comerrt said he, advancing to thecouch on which Mary was seated-, rrto bega favor of you. There is a pause inthe conversation, ancl music is calIed.for. Allor+ me to leacl you to thepiano. ?r

ttDo, Cousin Maryrrr sald. Grace,qurzzical}y.

!'I cannot refuse your united requestrrtsaid Mary, rising, and to Grace's in-finite astonishment, allowing FitzEustace to cond.uct her to the instru-ment. She seatecl herself ancl played ashort prelude. The attention of thecompany r+as instantly arresteil, anilIooks of surprise were cast upon theyoung performer. In a low voice, whichthe presence of a large company atfirst mad.e tremulous, Mary sang, withad.mirable taste and feeling, the songwhich follor+s:--

A COUI{TRY LIFE FOR ME.I do not love the crowiled street,

'ffith all its varied show,Through vhich a sea of human forms

Keeps heaving to and fro.My spirit yearns for fairer scenes,

For bird. and flower and tree II cannot bid, farewell to these;

A country life for me !

The bird has sought his last yearrs nest,Within the fairy dell;

The squirrel in the greenwood. hid.es--His haunts f kncrw full well;

Along the meadows flower-bestrown,I hear the humming bee I

I cannot live apart from theselA country life for me !

'Tr.vas there I roamed. in years gone by,With careless step and fleet,

And scarcely deigneil to pluck the flowersThat blossomed. at my feet.

0h, golden time of chilclhood's prime,When life was blithe anal free,

Thy memory lingers in my heartlA country life for me !

I love to clj-mb the steep hill-sid,e,And catch the sunrs f irst g1or,r,

When, rising from his watery couch,He gilds the waves below.

My spirit yearns for fairer scenes,

For bird, and flower, and tree;f cannot live apart from thesel

A country life for me !

The rlch ancl tremulous tones of thesinger died grad.uatly away, and she rosefrom the instrument. The breathlesssilence with which she had been heard,was trroken by 1ow murmurs of 'tl{ho isshe?tr rtls she not beautlful?r r?I{hat amagnificent voice!rr etc.

Maryrs triumph was complete. She re-sisted all entreaties to sing again,and retired to an out-of-the-way corner,hoping to screen herself from obser-vation. But she was not successful.For the next half-hour, Grace vas fullyemployed in introducing those rdrod.esired it rrto her beautiful cousin.rt

Grace was in a perfect fever ofastonishment ancl curiosity. Mattershad turned out as differently as coulclbe imagined from what she anticipated.To crown all, FiLz Eustace accused he:"of making hlm the subject of a practicaljoke, and., she being r+holly unable togive an explanation, led him to believethat such was the fact.

Mary Erving, it need not be said, re-ceived. those who sought an introd.uctionto her, vith the most perfect proprietyand politeness. Grace herself couldnot have d,one it better.

At length the evening r^rore away, andthe conTpany departec[---Grace anil Marywere left alone.

ttFor heaven!s sake, Maryrtt said Grace,rrExplain this mystery. I thought youcouldnrt play or sing. I have beend.ying of curiosity all the evening."rrI can easily imagine itr" said. Mary,smiling. rrNow conf ess the truth, Grace.You thought me a perfect rustic--ignor-ant and countrified to the last degree.TeIl me, did you not?rl

trf confess it, but have I not hadreason? Di-d" you not say that you hadnever seen a rmonarch of the forest, r

mistake the opera for a caravan, and- ahundred other blunders? What in thelrorlcl mad,e you take upon yourself sucha character?r'

rrBecause I r+as afraid of disappointingyou. tt

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'rDisappointing me !rrrrYes.tr Here Mary explained in what

manner she had unintentionally heard theconversation between Grace antl hermother relative to herself, and. the de-termination she hacl instantly formed toturn the tables upon them. rrArrd- nowrttadtled. she, in conclusion, rrCousin

Grace, a,Te you vilting to forgive me thepart which I have assumed? I assure youit is my first ancl last appearance inprivate theatricals. rr

'rI coulcl not d.o otherwise than forgiveso charming an actress, even if thefault rrere not, as I know it to be, onmy ovrr sicle. rr

ttEnough, cousin Gracel ancl you vi11be reacly to admit that one who lives inthe country is not necessarily countri-f i ecl?'r

"Most willingly. r'

Mary prolonged. her visit, at therequest of her unclers familY, con-sid.erably beyond the time she had firstpro po s ecl .

I{hen she teft the ciLY, she was ac-companied. by a gentleman, Mr. Se;nnour,who very opportunely had business inthat clirection. Strangely enough, hisbusiness in this quarter constantlyincreasecl until--in short, until Maryconsentecl to become Mrs. Seymour.Grace consenteal to honor Mr. FitzEustace with her hand, and the twomarriages took place at her father'sresid.ence on the same cIaY.

*)c*RANDOM REPOBTS FROM ALGERLAND

by Jack BaIes

Ilaving long been interested in Algerand the Newsboys' Loclging House, f havelong searched" for a copy of the May 18,1867 issue of Harper's @[!yr u.= Iknev it to have a series of engravingson the Loclge and its inhabitants. (.lotrnTebbel includes some of them in his"biography" of Alger). I finally foundwhat I vas looking for--see page 11.This is from New York in the 19thCentury: 317 Engravings from Harper'sWeekly ancl Other Contemporary @.,puUfisfrea by Dover in L977-'with thesecond eclition published. in I9BO. RalphGardner told me of this volume.

Jack Rowrs new ad.clress is 4445 YieuxCarre, Tampa, Florida 33613.

f have mentioned before about theGreat Newsboy Celebration in GreatBarrington, Massachusett,s. NOTE TIIETIME CHANGE--iI is 11:OO, not 1:OO,as previously reported.. For d.etails,r.rrite Gary Leveille, 128 lfiIliams Ave.,lfinstead., Conn. 06098 .

HORATTO ALGER (1834-1899)

We nominate Horatio Alger to our Benefac-tor's Hall of Fame because he was guch asource of inspiration to our youth.

He was a benofactor in truth.

He startod his carsor as a dental assistant(Horatio Held th6 Bridg6) but this soon palledupon him, so in desporation

He turned to a literary vocation.

He wroto."From Farm Boy to Sonator" andvice versa, "The Do rnd Dare," "pluck andLuck" series and hundreds of others,

His heroes were always good to th6irmothers.

Thoy all startod out poor but proud and whenfaced with advorsity and when Euccesss6em6d beyond reach, his heroes just smilod

And marriod th6 banker's only child.

This book can be a succoaa story, too: "Howto b6 successful in Gift Giving" or "you canShop at Kimball's with Never a Care"

And you needn't loav6 your ag-sy ch,air,

The above ad from the Miles Kimballcatalog was sent in by Gary Leveille,Gi1 0'Gara, Stanley Pachon, and RoyWenclell. Kimballrs is a mail ortlerhous e.

And. last1y, best wishes to GaryLeveille as he honors newstroys every-where with his trGreat Newsboy Cele-brationrrr held at 11:OO on Saturday,August 10, in Great Barrington, Massa-chusetts, at the site of the newsboystatue.